olympics

No one thought that the chubby asthmatic toddler back in Cuba would ever turn into an athlete. Luckily, Danell Leyva developed into one sexy gymnast. At 20 years old the Cuban-American is competing in the London Olympic Games for the US and specializes in the parallel bars and horizontal bar events.

If you end up on Olympic overload over the next few weeks, take a break with this great flashback to childhood, the Laff-A-Lympics.  The series, produced by Hanna-Barbera, was a spoof of not only the Olympics but programs like 'Battle of the Network Stars.'  Laf-A-Lympics ran for 24 episodes across two seasons.

Yes, we have another swimming Hunk of the Day but it’s not the well known Michael Phelps or Ryan Lochte, or even the hunky Cullen Jones. Anthony Ervin is our new favorite swimmer in the Olympic race to steal our hearts.

While soccer isn’t nearly as popular here as it is in other parts of the world, it seems to get its due in the US during the Olympics, at least. And when the women’s national soccer team won gold after a hotly-contested battle against Brazil at the 2008 Games in Beijing, its members became superstars.

Are you already bored with Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte’s glistening pectoral regions? Looking for a fresher, new bod to replace them? Then look no further than Cullen Jones from the USA’s 2012 Olympic swimming team.

South African sprinter and double amputee Oscar Pistorius was named to his country’s Olympic team on Thursday, becoming the first amputee ever to compete in the Games.

Leave it to an Englishman to make the 2012 Olympic torch run one of the cutest moments in the history of the games.

The upcoming 2012 Summer Olympics marks 40 years since 11 Israeli athletes were killed by Palestinian terrorists at the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich. In commemoration, the Israeli government and two US Congressmen asked for a moment of silence at this summer’s event, only to have the International Olympic Committee reject the proposal.

A British con man duped 75 children, ranging in age from nine to 19, leading them to believe that they were going to be an official dance team for the 2012 Olympic Games in London.

The 2012 Summer Olympic Games are a few months away in London, and that means that an Olympic torch is progressing somewhere through the British Empire.  It was 11 years ago that the Olympic spirit was felt in Utica as the torch passed through before the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympics.

The London Olympics are almost upon us, and you know what that means, right? It means swimmers like James Magnussen are throwing off their shirts and diving into the pool for their chance to be a part of it.

If you’re an athlete who’ll be competing at this year’s Olympic games in London, don’t be offended if the 550 British competitors won’t shake your hand. It’s nothing personal — they’re just afraid you might have cooties.